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Mary Maerz
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Lynsey Wright
Freshman • 6-0 • OH
Freshman • 6-0 • MB
Springfield, Mo.
Glen Carbon, Ill.
Central High
Edwardsville High
Background • Three-year starter for coach Molly Illum at Central High in Springfield • Hit .436 as a senior to rank ninth in the state while averaging 5.44 kills and 3.90 digs per set to lead the Bulldogs to a 25-5 record • Helped Central to a 25-6 record as a junior, earning a first-team all-district nod after piling up 280 kills (4.18/set), 203 digs (3.03/ set) and a .370 hitting percentage with a season-high of 23 kills • An outstanding student who earned numerous academic honors in her prep career Personal • Born February 10, 1997, in Joplin, Mo. • Daughter of Stephen and Sheila Maerz • Plans to study Electronic Arts at Missouri State
Background • Helped the Edwardsville Tigers to a 122-39 record and several conference, district and regional championships during her career • Served a school-record 109 aces as a senior in addition to 2.89 kills and 0.79 blocks per set that season • First-team all-Southwestern Conference selection and the Edwardsville Intelligencer’s co-MVP her senior year • Selected by the Alton Telegraph as its Large-Schools Volleyball Player of the Year in 2013 • Earned first-team all-metro honors from the St. Louis PostDispatch following her junior and senior seasons • Hit .321 for her high school career with 111 block assists • Had 172 kills and 61 blocks for the 32-8 Tigers as a junior, and helped the club to a third-place state finish her freshman season • Made the honor roll each year of high school and was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society Personal • Born November 13, 1995, in Maryville, Ill. • Daughter of Derrick and Anita Wright • Planning to major in Biology
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